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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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